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Hairy Willowherb

Epilobium hirtigerum

Hairy Willowherb
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Onagraceae (Evening-primrose family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
E. Jawa to Lesser Sunda Is., S. & SE. Australia, New Zealand, S. Brazil to NE. A
Climate
temperate

About

Epilobium hirtigerum, commonly known as the hairy willow herb, is a species in the family Onagraceae. The flowers are described as purplish or red/pink, white.

It is found in Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, including the Chatham Islands, and South America.

Other Epilobium plants

Whorled Leaved Willowherb · Chickweed Willowherb · Pimpernel willowherb · Aboriginal willowherb · Tall annual willowherb · New Zealand Willowherb · Hummingbird trumpet · Fringed willowherb · Talus willowherb · Selfing willowherb · Hill Willowherb · Purpleleaf willowherb

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Epilobium hirtigerum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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